The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

About The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

The extraordinary and compelling story of how John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy will be told in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. The drama relates how Anne Darwin's husband, a prison officer, came up with the hare-brained scheme to defraud insurance companies, unbeknownst to their two sons.

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe is a crime series that ran on ITV1. It reached one season of 4 episodes from April 2022.

Its themes are northern england, deception, 2000s, and fraud. The series began as real events. Eddie Marsan stars as John Darwin, Monica Dolan as Anne Darwin, Mark Stanley as Mark Darwin, and Dominic Applewhite as Anthony Darwin.

It comes from ITV and Story Films. In the United States it streams on BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, and Britbox Apple TV channel.

The Dropout, Quiz, and Mr Bates vs The Post Office make useful companions to The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 50 votes.